Injury Report (good and bad)
Per Harbaugh:
McCaffrey and McKeon are doubtfull for Rutgers this week. McCaffery suffered a concussion, while McKeon is dealing with some sort of knee injury after his TD reception.
Harbaugh, in regards to Zach Charbonnet, "Feel like Zach's in a good place...He was back last week, he's back this week" Whatever that means.
Regarding Tru Wilson, "It's possible to get Tru back...We'll see." So maybe?
September 23rd, 2019 at 4:26 PM ^
Forgot to include the link. Sorry about that
September 23rd, 2019 at 4:27 PM ^
Clear as mud!
September 23rd, 2019 at 4:29 PM ^
All I see is bad news and bullshit.
September 23rd, 2019 at 4:37 PM ^
I agree. I saw no good news. Everyone is doubtful except Zach who apparently is the same as last game...which seems not 100% based on carries.
September 23rd, 2019 at 5:38 PM ^
People were saying McKeon ruptured his hamstring or tore his ACL, so "doubtful" is a signficant step up over those predictions.
September 23rd, 2019 at 6:18 PM ^
I immediately thought he blew his knee out or something with hamstring too. Just by how he landed...didn’t look good.
September 23rd, 2019 at 5:44 PM ^
Yoder ....
September 23rd, 2019 at 4:34 PM ^
Seems like a lot of hurt players this season
September 23rd, 2019 at 4:40 PM ^
Again, more non-answers.
September 23rd, 2019 at 4:42 PM ^
Ross probably can't go Saturday. Doubtful.
Charbonnet is good to go per Jansen....
September 23rd, 2019 at 4:46 PM ^
Was he "good to go" last week? Because he wasn't utilized like somebody who was good to go.
September 23rd, 2019 at 4:53 PM ^
My hunch is that you answered your own question.
September 23rd, 2019 at 4:57 PM ^
Sarcasm, my friend. Sarcasm.
September 23rd, 2019 at 5:04 PM ^
I mean, they only ran something like 20 plays in the first half of the game. Nobody got "utilized" particularly well. Still, Charbonnet was out there and got a couple of carries, caught a pass, and was on pass protection into the 4th quarter. They rotated backs through and I don't blame them for not wanting to waste carries late in a blowout on a guy who has some lingering issues physically.
September 23rd, 2019 at 6:27 PM ^
Lingering issues physically
I believe that’s the limitation we’re talking about so...
September 23rd, 2019 at 5:28 PM ^
Zero insider information here, but the way Harbaugh and others keep talking about him, I have a hunch that Charbonnet's surgical knee swelled up after the Army game and had to get drained, hence the wrongly reported "surgery" to clean it up.
He would have likely taken the bye week off then been OK to practice the next week. The coaches would have made a point to limit his workload though, which seems like that was what they did.
It would explain most of the situation at hand. The reports of him needing surgery, the limited play, and Harbaughs comments today.
September 23rd, 2019 at 5:58 PM ^
Pure speculation, but I wouldn't be surprised if Zach got a scope over the bye week. This way he's not really lying saying he isn't injured, but not really 100%, but he's good.
September 23rd, 2019 at 4:42 PM ^
Back like 33 carries back?
September 23rd, 2019 at 6:29 PM ^
Well the comment said back like last week so no, not based on the Harbaugh quote.
September 23rd, 2019 at 4:44 PM ^
With Shae out, who the hell thought it would be a good idea having McCaffery run the ball and risk him getting hurt too. They were getting monster hits on them almost every time they snapped the ball, they didn’t need to further risk getting them hurt in a blowout loss (which is exactly what happened to McCaffery).
I absolutely hate this offense for our quarterbacks.
September 23rd, 2019 at 4:52 PM ^
Can I get an update on the.... How we gonna play report ? Good or bad ?
September 23rd, 2019 at 5:08 PM ^
The way Tru plays is leadership in of itself. Love his grit.
September 23rd, 2019 at 5:29 PM ^
I'd bet mccaffrey will be starting in two weeks. Shea was benched.
September 23rd, 2019 at 5:40 PM ^
Given a choice between Patterson and Milton, I predict Shea gets unbenched. And if he gets better, he stays unbenched. Meritocracy, and all.
September 23rd, 2019 at 6:05 PM ^
Somebody please tell me why we don’t have depth at the running back position in the 5th year of the 7 million dollar man’s term?
September 23rd, 2019 at 6:27 PM ^
This isn't a bad question. I would guess the coaching staff was counting on having 7 backs this year:
Chris Evans
O'Maury Samuels
Tru Wilson
Christian Turner
Zach Charbonnet
Ben VanSumeren
Hassan Haskins
The luck this team has had at the RB position is obnoxious. Typically, you'd think you're doing ok with 6 RBs, but then you lose everyone.
Evans: academics
Samuels: criminal investigation
Wilson: injury
Charbonnet: injury
Turner: injury/blocking
VanSumeren: fumble
Haskins: Not ready ? Haven't seen much of him
I believe Samuels and Evans were both dismissed from the team after signing day, so that left some major depth holes and not much of any way to fill them. Following the Tru Wilson injury, we all of a sudden became extremely vulnerable there with nothing but youth. With this day of free agency... I mean transfer portal, it's pretty difficult for any team to have an abundance of talent at any position where you lose arguably your top 4 guys (Evans, Samuels, Wilson, Charbonnet).
September 23rd, 2019 at 8:06 PM ^
AMRBHG?
September 23rd, 2019 at 6:27 PM ^
1. Transfers (Samuels)
2. Projected starter being suspended (Evans)
3. Switching players to other positions (then back) Haskins
4. Baffling recruiting - only signing one guy in 2019 (Charbonnet)
September 23rd, 2019 at 6:39 PM ^
September 23rd, 2019 at 6:08 PM ^
More like vague and bad amiright?!
September 23rd, 2019 at 6:13 PM ^
McCaffrey is likely going to be out more than 1 week.
September 23rd, 2019 at 6:20 PM ^
I would agree with this. I’d guess 2-3 weeks
September 23rd, 2019 at 6:33 PM ^
Concussions are unknowable. No way to predict a timeline.
disclaimer: not a doctor
But I believe it’s all based on the symptoms that linger.
September 23rd, 2019 at 7:20 PM ^
If Zach and DPJ were healthy enough to to play in garbage time why didn’t they start with them on the field? 4 wide with DPJ in 1 slot and really challenge the defense? Just as confused as anyone I guess.
September 23rd, 2019 at 7:27 PM ^
Expect none of them this weekend, maybe Charbonnet plays. If McKeon is a "maybe" next week that probably means multiple weeks.
September 23rd, 2019 at 7:49 PM ^
Can someone translate to boo-boos, owies, and ouchies? I only understand Hoke injury levels.
September 23rd, 2019 at 8:50 PM ^
Didn't hear any member of the media ask during Jim Harbaugh's Monday press conference:
As tough as Shea Patterson’s may be, is the injury to his chest and shoulder preventing him from practicing and playing without pain?
What’s the extent of Zach Charbonnet’s injury and is it preventing him from practicing and playing at full speed, even though he played at Wisconsin?
What happened to Josh Ross that caused him to miss most of the Wisconsin game? Has he been practicing and when will he next be able to play?
How has Dylan McCaffrey been responding to treatments for his concussion?
What's the extent of Tru Wilson’s injury that has kept him out for a few weeks? Has he been practicing at full speed?
After playing on Saturday, has Jon Runyan, Jr. fully recuperated from his injury?
Has Luigi Vilain ever recovered from his injuries? I noticed him on the sidelines at Wisconsin, but don't remember him seeing any game action. Has he been practicing?
Would Cade McNamara be ready to play if either Shea Patterson or Joe Milton were injured or became ill before or during the Rutgers game?
September 23rd, 2019 at 10:30 PM ^
These are great questions but some of what those answers would be are protected by HIPAA if I'm not mistaken. as in they won't go into great detail about things.
September 24th, 2019 at 8:14 AM ^
Fuck it - give Joe Milton the start this weekend vs Rutger.
September 23rd, 2019 at 10:06 PM ^
McCaffrey needs live game reps, Rutgers (I would hope) would be ideal for that situation. An injury to Shae Saturday could make this another poop show.
September 23rd, 2019 at 10:34 PM ^
I'll be honest here I'm kind of tired of JH speak when it comes to injuries. the whole ZC thing is just fucking stupid. "he's in a good place" is that mentally? physically? my biggest concern ALREADY with ZC is over utilization. He carried the ball 33 times and played 65 plays against Army, man I know we have hardly any depth at RB but if I was his parents and he himself I'd be really concerned (after having a knee scoped in the spring and cleaned up) about how much he is being utilized already. This kid may have a short career if they aren't careful. I guess even more of a reason to start opening it up and throwing it more and quicker short passes where we don't have to worry about pass protection as much.
September 23rd, 2019 at 11:29 PM ^
You aren’t owed any answers. If Charbonnet gets 30 carries a game every week, you might be on to something. But you’re not.
September 24th, 2019 at 9:10 AM ^
If Zach Charbonnet is "in a good place", does that mean that he's hanging out with Ted Danson and Kristen Bell, OR that he really might be "in a bad place"?
September 24th, 2019 at 8:50 PM ^
Harbaugh and Brown are questionable for the rest of the season as well.
September 25th, 2019 at 10:13 PM ^
Great! Sounds like we're gonna play an injured Charbonnet again (why not let him get back to 100%?, is Christian Turner that bad?) and have no running game. Of course it is Rutgers so it should be fine.